By FRED KRONER fred@mahometmews.com The undefeated Bulldogs won two wrestling dual meets at home on Friday (May 7), shutting out Champaign Central 78-0 and whipping St. Thomas More 76-6. In four meets to date, M-S has lost just four matches, however 31 of its 52 wins have come by forfeits. […]
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A Life Remembered: Andrew Cotner
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com A Hall of Fame designation is forever. For the recipient, however, there is only an infinite amount of time to enjoy the recognition. Andrew Cotner had 46 days. The 1987 Centennial High School graduate – and Hall-of-Famer at his alma mater – passed away on Wednesday […]
Athlete of the Week: Karley Yergler
Mahomet-Seymour Junior Karley Yergler has entered the 2021 softball season poised to help the Bulldogs reach their goals. The 5’7” pitcher has accumulated 87 strikeouts in 43 innings. She’s earned a run average of .65 and a 6-3 pitching record by allowing just 19 hits. Yergler also has a 14-game […]
Shoaf sets new school record in 110-meter high hurdles
By Fred Kroner Senior C.J. Shoaf, who already owns one school record for the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ track and field team, set a mark in a different event on Wednesday (May 5) in the team’s outdoor opener at Mount Zion. Shoaf was the Bulldogs’ lone double winner in individual events, taking […]
Mahomet-Seymour girls track places second at Mount Zion
By Fred Kroner The Bulldogs won four of 17 events on Wednesday (May 5) at a four-school meet at Mount Zion and placed second. The host Braves totaled 121 ½ points. M-S ended with 97 ½ points. Third-place Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond finished with 35 points. M-S had a double individual winner in […]
Mahomet-Seymour Soccer shuts out Charleston
By Fred Kroner Cayla Koerner was involved with four goals (two goals and two assists) on Tuesday (May 5) as the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ soccer team hit a season-high 11 goals in an 11-0 shutout at Charleston. Teammates involved with three goals were Elise Hertling (who had a hat trick with […]
Carr and Sampson pick up first home runs of the season
By Fred Kroner Zach Carr and Will Sampson each powered their first home runs of the spring and Blake Wolters went 2-for-2 at the plate on Monday (May 3) as the Mahomet-Seymour baseball team topped Centennial 13-2 at home. Scoring two runs apiece were Carr, Sampson, Nate McFall, Andrew Norman […]
Bulldog Softball on five-game win streak
By Fred Kroner fred@mahometmews.com Abigail Akers and Kenadi Granadino each crashed three hits on Monday (May 3) as the Bulldogs pounded Centennial 12-1 in a softball game in Champaign. Granadino and Ashley Campbell each drove in three runs. Campbell collected two hits. M-S stole seven bases, including two apiece by […]
M-SJHS girls track and field takes seven events
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour athletes won seven events on Saturday (May 1) in the Mount Zion girls’ track and field invitational. Competing in the seventh-grade meet, Bulldog sixth-grader Hannah Martin was a two-event winner. Martin captured top honors in the 800-meter dash with a time of 2 minutes, 43.43 seconds. […]
Peterka and Tobias lead Bulldogs in four-school meet
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Two Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School athletes were individual winners on Friday (April 30) in a four-school boys’ track and field meet in Mahomet. Ethan Peterka won the 1,600-meter race and Colin Tobias won the pole vault in a meet that also included Danville North Ridge, Tuscola […]